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minimal
/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/
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What does minimal mean?
adjective
- The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
- Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
noun
- Something very small; a tiny part or fragment.
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IPA pronunciation
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Georgia is also suffering from an acute energy crisis, as it is having problems paying for even minimal imports.
The idle "riding" horses are usually fed very strawy local grass hay with just enough supplemental alfalfa and grain to maintain a minimal healthy condition.
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Women’s judgments of men further confirm this position, for they are said to be more impressed with a minimal success, than with a most magnificent effort.
Yet this very case would give the ideal opportunity for a mathematical calculation of the minimal selection-value, although of course it is not feasible from lack of data to carry out the actual calculation.